Big Think: Keeping memories, and ourselves, alive
Writing about dead loved ones can’t bring them back—or even preserve their memories, really. But it's something, says novelist Tim O'Brien.
(For more on memory, war, and the art of writing, see Tim O'Brien's full Big Think interview.)
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